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A 60-kg skier starts at the top of a 10-meter high slope. At the bottom, she is traveling 10 m/s. What is the GPE? GPE =mgh 2,880 J 5,880 J 3,000 J 1633J
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A 60-kg skier starts at the top of a 10-meter high slope. At the bottom, she is traveling 10 m/s. What is the GPE? GPE =mgh

2,880 J



5,880 J



3,000 J



1633J

User Oleksandr Mosur
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Since GPE = mgh or mass times acceleration due to gravity times height the GPE at the top of the slope would equal
GPE = (60)(9.8)(10)
Multiplying that out gives you 5,880 J
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